Autonomo Spain shares five years of experience with tax guides, tools, services, and clear explanations for freelancers in Spain.
Hi, I’m Adrienne. I’ve been autónoma in Spain for many years, and in this website I’ve put together some of what I’ve learned — and what I wish I’d known or had easy access to when I was starting out. More about me.
Over the years, I’ve worked with all sorts of clients in Spain, Europe and across the world and taken on all kinds of projects during my rather adventurous journey as an autónomo in Spain. Alongside the actual work, I’ve had to learn the ins and outs of the bureaucracy, work with tax deadlines, tracking revenue and expenses, even redoing an invoice or two because I got the format or VAT wrong.
It’s been a massive learning curve, but now I feel like I know what I’m doing, and I thought some of what I’ve picked up might be helpful to you too. So I decided to write it all down.

VeriFactu is caught up in delays, a new Royal Decree pushes the start date to 1 July 2027 for autonomos and 1 January 2027 for other businesses.

TRADE is a special contract if your Spanish client equals 75% of your work. Info for when you only have one client.

Agencia Tributaria, AEAT, and Hacienda are interchangeable terms

Alta and baja are the official terms for registering and deregistering your freelance business with the tax and social security systems.

The Servicio Público de Empleo Estatal (SEPE) is Spain’s national employment service.

Design a mug for POD. Dimensions, advice, and what to look out for and think about.

Autonomo banks list of collaborators with both Seguridad Social and AEAT for seamless payment of cuota and impuestos.

There are a number of special circumstances that qualify an autónomo for paro.